Dan Boyle (Cork South Central, Green Party)

What is the current status of the ombudsman amendment Bill, which is currently in section B of the Government's legislative programme? If it is put in section A by the next time the programme is produced, the Government will have until the beginning of the Easter session to produce such a Bill and it would be unlikely to be debated in the House. Can the Tánaiste also give a general indication about all the Bills in section B? Does the Government intend to introduce any new legislation in advance of the new session, given that we are likely to have to spend a great deal of time after Christmas dealing with the finance Bill and two social welfare Bills?

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